Prince Harry was "in his element" at a charity event, shining in the spotlight despite Meghan Markle's absence due to illness, an expert has claimed.The Duke of Sussex confidently stepped out alone at Santa Barbara One805Live!, an occasion helmed by Hollywood's Kevin Costner to honour first responders.
In a standout moment, Harry presented an award to a fellow aviator and mingled with the glitterati in attendance.Though the couple graced last year's affair together, expectations for Meghan's presence alongside her husband at this edition were dashed when she reportedly fell sick and couldn't make it.
But Harry showed no signs of discomfort going solo, as body language guru Judi James observed while speaking to the Mirror: "Harry's body language here suggests that he is totally in his element and delighted to be soaking up or even surfing the on-stage adulation from the A-list audience like a star of the show. "His open jacket; his gleefully beaming smile at the audience, and that cheeky, knowing, thumbs-up gesture all suggest he is in full show-boating mode here, like some of his 'rock star' style appearances on stage when he first arrived in the US."While the two award recipients stand together looking tentative, Harry is in full splay mode, stretching an arm out to grab one man on the shoulder in a very informal display of recognition.
His hand mic, that signal of who is in charge, is held high to his face, which is turned upward and away, with his head tilted and his chest puffed to suggest a moment of complete confidence during this solo outing."In 2023, Harry and Meghan were seen at this event in a series of awkward-looking poses from Harry and a tricky microphone moment from Meghan, but this year his status and